New shows: Them Crooked Vultures at the Wiltern, more Lady Gaga at Nokia, Lilith Fair to return

The buzz has been growing, the veil lifting -- now we're getting a proper L.A. performance from Them Crooked Vultures, to see for ourselves how this supergroup measures up in a year full of 'em.

There are three compelling reasons why they might match (even suprass?) the Dead Weather. TCV, in case you haven't heard, consists of Foo Fighters general Dave Grohl on drums, Queens of the Stone Age king Josh Homme on guitar and vocals, and Led Zeppelin ace-in-the-hole John Paul Jones on bass. Huge talent that, I hope, make a huge noise together.

They play the Wiltern on Nov. 17 -- the same day their self-titled debut arrives. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Halloween, at 10 am. exclusively at LiveNation.com.

Power 106 has announced the lineup for its Cali Christmas show Dec. 16 at Gibson Amphitheatre, with 50 Cent in pole position. Also performing: T-Pain, Pitbull, Fabolous, Jeremih and Jay Sean. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

Further proving that she didn't need Kanye this fall, he needed her, Lady Gaga has added a second date, Dec. 22, to her Nokia stand. Kid Cudi opens. Tickets, $19.75-$79.75, go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Long-festering rumor confirmed: Lilith Fair will return next summer. So far only 18 cities have been announced. Los Angeles is one of 'em. Doubt we'll hear about the lineup (beyond Sarah McLachlan, we assume) for a while yet.

Oh, and in case you live under a rock: U2, Angel Stadium, June 6. More details when we know 'em.

Also at the Mouse House: Bruce Hornsby with Bob Schneider, Dec. 7, on sale today at 10 a.m. ... Sean Paul, Dec. 8, on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ... and George Thorogood & the Destroyers, April 16, on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

Also at the West Hollywood House: Hornsby, Dec. 8 ... Sean Paul, Dec. 9 ... Between the Buried and Me with Cynic, Devin Townsend and Scale the Summit, Jan. 17 ... Nile, Feb. 2 ... and Young Dubliners on, when else, St. Patrick's Day.

Following up their appearance last weekend at Cypress Hill Smokeout, Deftones will next play a benefit concert Nov. 19 at Avalon in Hollywood in support of the Chi Cheng Special Needs Trust, formed in the wake of a November '08 auto accident that has left the bassist in a minimally conscious state. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon.

Also fresh from Smokeout -- though that's pretty much a permanent state of being for these guys -- Kottonmouth Kings will come home for a Dec. 26 show at the Grove of Anaheim. Tickets go on sale Saturday at noon.

Speaking of radio shows (well I was at the top of this thing), Hot 92.3's next Freestyle Explosion, Dec. 5 at Gibson Amphitheatre, will feature Expose, Shannon, Trinere, Johnny O, Debbie Deb and more -- even Stacy Q. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

And while we're on a dance tip, disco diva Donna Summer has been named as replacement star for the Dec. 4 Candlelight Concert fund-raiser at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Disco Groove All-Stars had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Seems to me like they traded up. Tickets are on sale via the Center's site.

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